Principle Cybersecurity Analyst

ISSE Services; Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ISSE Services in Utah is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Analyst – RMF to act as the senior RMF/ISSM expert and technical lead. You will mentor a nine-person RMF team and guide DoD RMF activities across the system lifecycle.

You will develop authorization artifacts, manage eMASS packages, and coordinate with ISSMs, ISSOs, and system owners to ensure compliant RMF deliveries. A DoD Secret clearance and extensive RMF experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in cybersecurity or information assurance.
• Meets DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce requirements for the role.
• Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA are preferred; CISSP/CIS strongly preferred.
• Significant hands-on DoD RMF experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior RMF/ISSM SME and technical lead.
• Mentor a team of RMF professionals and provide direction.
• Lead and support DoD RMF activities across the system lifecycle.
• Develop and review SSPs, POA&Ms, evidence, and authorization artifacts.
• Manage RMF packages in eMASS and ensure technical accuracy.
• Support security control assessments, ATO activities, audits, and reviews.
• Analyze vulnerabilities, findings, risks, and remediation strategies.
• Coordinate with ISSMs, ISSOs, System Owners, engineers, assessors, and authorizing officials.
• Escalate complex RMF issues to senior team members.

Skills

RMF/ISSM expertise

Team leadership

DoD cyber workforce requirements

Technical mentoring

Cybersecurity analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/Engineering

Tools

eMASS

NIST SP 800-37

NIST SP 800-53/53A

DISA STIGs

POA&Ms

Vulnerability management

ATO processes

Job description

Principal Cybersecurity Analyst – RMF

Salary Range $130,000 to $145,00

We are a contracted Federal drug-free workpl

KeyRes ponsiblities

• Serve as the senior RMF/ISSM subject matter expert and t echnicl lead.
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and guidance to a team of approximately nine R MF profesionals.
• Lead and support DoD RMF activities throughout th e system ifecycle.
• Develop and review SSPs, POA&Ms, security control implementation statements, assessment evidence, continuous monitoring documentation, and otheraut horizationartifacts.
• Manage and review RMF packags in eMASS.
• Review team deliverables for technical accuracy, comp leteness, an compliance.
• Support security control assessments, ATO activities, audits, and authoriztion reviews.
• Analyze vulnerabilities, STIG findings, security risks, and remediaton strategies.
• Coordinate with ISSMs, ISSOs, System Owners, engineers, Security Control Assessors, and Author i zing Official epresentatives.
• Mentor team members and serve as the escalation point for compl ex RMF and cybesecuri ty issues.

Requred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret ecurity clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experien c e as permitted by cntract requirements.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity, information assurance, i nformation security, r related experience.
• Candidate must meet applicable DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program requirements for t he assigned work roleand proficiency level.
• Relevant advanced certifications such as: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, SecurityX, or other DoD-approved qualification options applicable to the designated work role. CISSP or CIS is strongly prefe r red.
• Significant hans-on DoD RMF experience.
• Experience with eMASS, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53/53A, DISA STIGs, P OA&Ms, vulnerability manaement, and ATO processes.
• Experience providing technical lea dership or mentorship to cbersecurity professionals.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and custome r-acing communication skill.

Prefe rre d Qualifications

• 5+ year of direct DoD RMF experienc e.
• Previous experience as anISSM, senior ISSO, or RMF Lead.
• Experience leading RMF/A&A activties for classified DoD systems.
• Exensive hands-on eMASS exper i ence.
• Experience taking system through initial or recurring ATO.
• Exp erience with ACA S/Tenable, DISA STIs, SCAP, and coninuous monitoring.

Work Arrangement

Primarily onsite with limited telework/work-from-home opportunities. Onsite presence is required for classified activities, customer meetings, system access, assess